DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 64.4 - - 64.4 - - 64.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -14 - - -20 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 233 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 937 - - 1122 - - 937 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1540 - - 1850 - - 1973 - - 2255 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 36 - - 16 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 14 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 185 - - 180 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -258 - - -34 - - 0 - - -307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1195 - - 1156 - - 937 - - 1244 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4161 - - -620 - - -605 - - -1912 ODpotential blCL - - - 5098 - - 1742 - - 1542 - - 2849 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 150 - - 70 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 64.4 - - 64.4 - - 64.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.3 - - 62.2 - - 63.1 - - 61.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.2 - - 64.9 - - 65.0 - - 66.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 62.0 - - 63.0 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - -14 - - -20 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 48 - - 233 - - 48 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95959 64 267 68 264 66 274 59 271 95959 89102 30 276 47 270 39 270 44 283 89102 83767 29 278 28 280 24 269 33 276 83767 79310 17 290 21 277 21 281 19 280 79310 75452 14 331 12 274 21 275 17 305 75452 72018 15 341 8 315 12 265 18 302 72018 68874 13 332 10 345 4 256 16 278 68874 65959 12 314 13 341 3 044 10 255 65959 63245 12 295 16 317 9 004 1 165 63245 60624 12 277 20 298 15 321 5 010 60624 57908 9 274 18 276 19 293 8 313 57908 55106 8 294 14 242 21 265 11 288 55106 52437 14 301 11 243 15 239 8 209 52437 50037 19 281 9 269 9 214 11 164 50037 47872 18 251 13 231 21 208 17 194 47872 45889 26 226 28 221 28 203 26 197 45889 44056 34 218 38 218 37 207 33 197 44056 42358 36 217 40 219 42 206 41 199 42358 40783 38 219 43 225 41 213 32 199 40783 39315 43 221 46 222 47 219 35 214 39315 37929 43 222 46 216 55 211 44 204 37929 36589 38 227 39 209 50 202 47 190 36589 35227 38 234 35 212 46 199 48 184 35227 33810 40 239 33 213 42 197 48 189 33810 32342 41 241 32 214 38 191 47 196 32342 30810 40 239 33 214 35 183 46 201 30810 29200 38 237 33 214 34 182 46 205 29200 27512 39 235 33 213 33 193 46 208 27512 25745 41 233 33 213 42 205 47 209 25745 23902 42 225 34 211 55 208 50 208 23902 21990 51 212 53 211 61 208 61 202 21990 20004 54 209 56 204 59 203 60 199 20004 17938 48 204 55 200 54 199 56 198 17938 15833 42 204 48 199 49 197 53 196 15833 13806 38 204 43 201 41 200 47 190 13806 11960 39 198 43 207 38 205 44 186 11960 10320 39 201 40 211 37 210 40 185 10320 8863 38 212 34 213 33 210 40 188 8863 7568 38 219 38 214 34 210 44 194 7568 6417 38 217 46 212 37 210 48 197 6417 5400 40 213 51 209 43 207 51 194 5400 4508 42 208 52 203 46 202 50 187 4508 3721 45 204 49 200 45 196 48 183 3721 3017 47 197 44 196 41 189 44 178 3017 2394 43 191 38 191 36 186 41 173 2394 1873 35 185 33 188 33 184 36 170 1873 1474 30 182 29 187 29 183 30 167 1474 1199 25 180 25*185 24 181 23 164 1199 1032 21 179 21*185 21 181 19 163 1032 937 15*178 15 184 14*180 12*162 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography